Cheryl Beversdorf

Aging Matters

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Aging Matters is a weekly interview program featuring individuals with expertise about a broad array of aging-related topics. Host Cheryl Beversdorf interviews experts on timely topics affecting the lives of older adults and their loved ones. Each week her guests talk about subjects both informative and entertaining and help educate listeners about living better and longer. This program airs weekly on WERA-LP 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

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Cheryl Beversdorf

Episodes

Retirement Communities & COVID-19 with Marta Hill Gray, Exec Dir. Culpepper Garden 06.10.2020 54:19

Conversation with Marta Hill Gray, Executive Director, Culpepper Garden, about Culpepper Garden retirement community features and precautions employed to protect residents during the pandemic

Organizing Personal & Financial Life with Marilee Fitzgerald & Robyn Wagman, Estate of Mine Organizers 29.09.2020 57:13

Conversation with Marilee Fitzgerald and Robyn Wagman, Co-Founders, Estate of Mine Organizers, about organizing financial documents and personal information, addressing relevant issues, and using effective tools to accomplish the goal.

Digital Technology & Resources with Diane Murphy, PhD 23.09.2020 54:49

Conversation with Diane Murphy, Ph. D., Director, School of Technology and Innovation, Marymount University, about the digital divide, digital technology problems, and how digital technology can benefit and enhance the lives of older adults during COVID-19.

2020 Election - Voting w/ Joan Porte, League of Women Voters of Arlington 15.09.2020 53:59

Conversation with Joan Porte, President, League of Women Voters of Arlington, about voting in Arlington County Virginia, including voter registration, mail-in, absentee and in-person voting, and ensuring every vote counts.

Neurological Disorders & COVID-19 w/ Steven Lo, MD 09.09.2020 57:45

Conversation with Steven Lo, MD, Neurologist and Movement Disorders Specialist, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, about neurological diseases among older adults and neurological complications related to COVID-19.

Virtual Reality w/Carleigh Berryman, Founder/CEO, Viva Vita 01.09.2020 53:46

Conversation with Carleigh Berryman, Founder/CEO, Viva Vita, about what virtual reality is and how it works, uses and applications, and benefits to older adults.

Diabetes & COVID-19 with Lisa Muras, RD, Diabetes/Nutrition Prog, VA Hospital Center 25.08.2020 55:31

Conversation with Lisa Muras, Registered Dietitian/Certified Diabetes Educator, Outpatient Diabetes and Nutrition Program, Virginia Hospital Center, about causes/risk factors, types, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes, disease management during COVID-19, and resources to stay healthy.

Eyes and COVID-19, Reshma Katira, MD, Ophthalmologist, The Retina Group of Washington 8/11/20 11.08.2020 53:57

Conversation with Reshma Katira, MD, Ophthalmologist, The Retina Group of Washington, about eye issues related to COVID-19, virus protection strategies, and eye care professional practice updates

COVID-19: Perspectives Across Generations, Carol Burnett and Makayla Andrews, MS 7/28/20 03.08.2020 53:45

Conversation with Carol Burnett, older Arlington, VA resident, and Makayla Andrews, MS, Certified Health Education Specialist, and recent Marymount University graduate, about how they and their peers are coping with COVID-19, their attitudes about the virus, and thoughts about the future.